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Agricultural Education Today

North Carolina Agricultural Education. Agricultural Education Today. Joshua Bledsoe 2009-2010. Agricultural Education Mission.

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Agricultural Education Today

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  1. North Carolina Agricultural Education Agricultural EducationToday Joshua Bledsoe2009-2010

  2. Agricultural Education Mission Agricultural Education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems.

  3. FFA Mission FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

  4. Quality Programs • Utilizing rigorous and relevant curriculum to prepare students for a global workplace • Exceeding program standards • Community-based, community-supported, globally-minded programs • Sharing accomplishments through program marketing and reporting • Utilizing the Ag Ed Model

  5. Agricultural Education Model SAE FFA Classroom/Lab

  6. Agricultural Education Model Experiences Life Skills Instruction

  7. Agricultural Education Model Application Motivation Theory

  8. Agricultural Education Model Doing Recognition Learning

  9. Agricultural Education Structure • National • State • Regional • Federation • Local • Ag Ed Related Organizations

  10. US Agricultural Education • US Department of Education provides leadership to Agricultural Education • Chartered by the U.S. Congress (PL 105-225) • National FFA Center – Indianapolis, IN • 506,199 FFA members in 7,429 FFA chapters across the nation

  11. NC Agricultural Education • State headquarters is at NCSU in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences • NCSU pays salary & operating expenses • Work closely with the NC Department of Instruction and other partners • NC Team Ag Ed includes: FFA, Foundation, Alumni, NCATA, Universities, Agriculturally-Related organizations

  12. NC FFA Association • Chartered by the National FFA Organization • Incorporated in North Carolina as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation • FFA Board of Directors provides leadership • NC FFA administers its own programs • Website is www.ncffa.org

  13. NC FFA Foundation • NC FFA Foundation provides support and resources • NC FFA Foundation is a part of the Ag Foundation at NCSU

  14. North Carolina Agricultural Education State Staff Joshua BledsoeState Agricultural Education Leader Benjie Forrest Eastern Region Ag Ed Coordinator Horace JohnsonCentral Region Ag Ed Coordinator Jason Davis State FFA Coordinator David HarrisWestern Region Ag Ed Coordinator Joshua StarlingDirector of Development NC FFA Foundation

  15. State Staff Serve as Catalysts Teachers Partners Students

  16. Agricultural Education Data Snapshot

  17. Agricultural Education Data Snapshot

  18. Agricultural Education Enrollment Duplicated Enrollment Data

  19. Agricultural Education Enrollment • 2008-2009 Duplicated Enrollment = 60,892 • An increase of 35.7% since 2006 • Ag Ed Enrollment Percentage of all CTE =5.85%

  20. Alleghany Northampton Agricultural Education Regions in North Carolina Ashe Surry Rockingham Person Warren Gates Camden Currituck Vance Stokes Caswell Granville Halifax Hertford Pasquotank Watauga Wilkes Perquimans Yadkin Forsyth Chowan Avery Guilford Franklin Bertie Durham Orange Mitchell Alamance Yancey Caldwell Alexander Davie Nash Edgecombe Madison Wash-ington Iredell Davidson Martin Tyrell Burke Wake Dare Buncombe McDowell Catawba Rowan Randolph Chatham Wilson Pitt Beaufort Haywood Johnston Hyde Swain Rutherford Lincoln Lee Greene Graham Henderson Cabarrus Harnett Wayne Jackson Cleve-land Gaston Stanly Mont-gomery Moore Beaufort Polk Meck-lenburgh Lenoir Craven Macon Transyl-vania Cherokee Pamlico Clay Sampson Jones Cumberland Richmond Hoke Union Anson Duplin West Region Scotland Onslow Carteret Robeson Bladen Northeast Region Pender New Hanover Northwest Region Columbus Brunswick Southwest Region In every county except … Gaston Graham Anson Clay Scotland McDowell Hertford Dare Tyrrell West Central Region East Central Region South Central Region Southeast Region

  21. Agricultural Education Courses • Twenty-one state-maintained courses • Agriscience Applications • Animal Science • Biotechnology & Agriscience Research • Environmental & Natural Resources • Equine Science • Horticulture

  22. Where We’ve Been … • Surviving a budget crisis • Student programs still positive • CDE participation remains positive • Leadership programs participation remains positive • Eight new FFA Chapters chartered in 2008-2009 • New Horticulture II – Landscaping course created using RBT

  23. Where We’ve Been … • Additional NC FFA Center improvements • New State Convention venue • Alumni chartered four new affiliates • Alumni raised over $10,000 in silent auction • Bertie Agriscience Early College • Continued enrollment growth at our universities

  24. Establishing a Program • Contact our office • Work with your regional coordinator • Garner school and community support • Secure school facilities • Gain school and county approval • Market the total program • Hire a qualified agriculture teacher

  25. Contact Joshua BledsoeState Agricultural Education LeaderState FFA Advisor 520 Brickhaven DriveNCSU Box 7654 Raleigh, NC 27695-7654 (919) 515-4206 E-mail: joshua_bledsoe@ncsu.edu

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